Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1922, Page 2

SOLDIER KILLING DENIED BY MAIOR Watson Charges AnSwered -by Virginia Officer—Sup- ported by Others. Charges that he had killed two men of his command were denied yester- day before the Senate committee In- vestigating the charges of Senator ‘Watson of Georgia of illegal execu- tions in the A. E. F., by Maj. Hierome 1. Opie of Staunton, Va., commander of a battalion of the 29th Division in the Argonne offensive. His denial was supported by two men of his com- mand, who said that they were not New Finnish ‘Minister : Arrives in Washing‘mr} I | with the witness Lemuel C. Smith, | who testified they were present when he saw Maj. Ople shoot a man while in a dugout. Maj. Opie broke down while telling 1ke committee of his services in the Argonne, ending in a hospital, wound- ed. He was awarded the distinguished service cross, the Legion of Honor and the croix de guerre with two palms. He said that he had never fired a revolver the whole time he Wwas in the army. Claims He Was Deserte Maj. Opie explained in detail how he had attempted to get his men a line after they had oee ized and were running wildiy ng they had been orgered to r treat while others were shoutlug that the enemy was approaching. situation, developing suddenly. i him alone in the effort to reform the lines. At the moment he was with- out sidearms. He was wearing a raincoat, the Insignia on which was covered with mud, and it was with gifficulty that he could make the men alt. “l took a rifle and fired twice,” he said, ‘*knowing perfectly well what 1 was doing. One shot was fired in the air and one in the ground. Nobody was hit. After I fired the lines stopped and I got them in shape. putting men 1 recognized in command. 1 sent run- ners to bring all the men up. There was not a dead soldier on the line and there had been no firing.” YDid you shoot a_runner with a re- volver, as charged?’ Chairman Bran- degee ‘asked. “1 never fired a 1 was in the Army, with emphusis. Chairman Brandegee wanted to know if Maj. Opie had any theory as to. how the reports about him had started. stol the whole time Maj. Opie declared Aceldentally Killed. “Noue, sir.”" he sald. “It may be that one circumstance led to it. 1 dislike te mention names, but it might be the only thing to do in justice to others. 1t happened that Lieut. Floyd Cunningham accidentally killed him- self with a rifle, and I was the first to reach him. I bent down. opened his blouse, and while there alone in that position some_stragglers may have been around. I sometimes think this scene may have started rumors of which 1 was the victim." Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, questioned Maj. Opie regarding the testimony of Henry L. Scott of Ken- more, Ohio, that he saw the major shoot a runner. “It is deliberately untrue,” the major exclaimed. Senator Willis sald he merely desir- ed to get the major's denlal in the record. Other Witnesses to Be Called. Senator Watson, democrat, Geor; Wwhose charges in the Senate that American soldiérs had been hanged without trial in France, took no part in the examination of Maj. Opie or his witnesses. But at the close of the session Senator Watson, announcing that he was not prosecuting any case, presented a list of witnesses to be summoned to' give testimony relating 1q the Opie charges. The committee indicated that they would be called when the hearing is resumed next Tuesday. Some of Maj. Opie’'s witnesses expected here today failed to arrive in time and they will be heard next week. Eight letters from former men in the major's command and from citi- zens who know him were presented. Request was made by the majer's counsel that the superintendent of the hospital at which Smith is a patient be summoned, in view of the -under- standing of counsel that other hos- pital patients were coming forward with letters. Chairman Brandeges said the superintedent would be called. DENIES WITNESS’ CHARGE. Shooting of Soldier at Overseas Camp Accidental, Officer Declares. By the Assoclated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, January 6.—Capt. TRussell P. Tyler, who was in charge of the prison camp at Bassens, France, during the war. todav telegraphed the &djutant general of the Army deny- ing statemegts made yesterday by Ed- win Duner of San Francisco before the Senate committee investigating charges of Senator Watson of Georgia. Capt. Tyler's telegram said: saw Fitzgerald killed. Tt was purely an accident. Fitsgerald was standing in the mess line. An unruly negro prisoner was trying to fake a rifle away from a sery nt. The rifle exploded. Fitzgerald was accidentally killed by the stray bullet.” ‘Witnesses to the shooting were tak- en before a board of inquiry, which found Fitzgerald's death accidental. ‘The inspector general's department of the base made an important investi- gation and sustained this verdict. ‘There was no solitary confinement at the camp. “There were no lientenants under ;na at the eamp, and I never held that an The telegram added that Duner's testimony was grossly exaggerated and that no instance had come to ‘Tyler's attention where soldiers were convicted or hanged in France with- out trial. Amplifying his telegram in a verbal state Tyler declared he was not nted with Duner and did not ber him 8s a prisoner at the Bassens camp. He continued: ‘Part of the time while in France I Was & member of the general court- martial of Base Section Ni . While on this court-martial thero was only one man convicted and sentenced to ged. He was negro named . Juckson, who had deen found guilty of murdering two white soldiers when they tried to take him prisoner as a ‘deserter and on a statutory charge. I do not know whether the death sen- tence was carried out. HER FACE REPLACED ON NEW PEACE DOLLAR, . MISS WILLIAMS SILENT PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 6. . +=Miss Anna D. Willlams, whose likeness appears on the ol silver dollar, now replaced by the new peace coln, says she {» not a bit disturbed by the change. Miws ‘Willlams, who is head of the kin- dergartens of Philadelphis, refuses to talk about the change, or dis- cuss how she came to be selected to pose for the engraving of her face that appears on mililons of * the old dollars. “Why, when I'm nearly of. re- tiring age,” she is quoted as say- ing.\ “should we talk of some- . thing that happened in my youth? 1 can’t be interested in a purely accldental occurrence of days long “flmo by. Now, if tened with interest. llams ‘n- an art stu- decided &he - -m»o-. 0. Was i type fitted to AGANST PEVER British Officials Explain Ac- tion Taken in Revoking Naturalization Papers. By the Assoclated Pres LONDON, January 6.—The Eritish home secretary’ today .issued, in,the form of a government paper, the re- port on which Sir Edgar Speyer's nat- uralization was recently revoked. Among the allegations contaimed in the report are a loan of $5.000 to & man named Ware for the benefit of { the now non-existent. Boston Journal, detalls of Sir Kdgar's association with j Karl Muck, former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and with John Koren: Sir fdgar's traficking: and con v sub- | jects i censorship. Eight Charges Made. The report. made to the home Secra- i his evasion of the British tlon revocation erated against Sir Aar charges “of improper conduct. concluding portion of the report saye: V8! ¥ eight o far as we have reported on his aswociation with the enemy and his traffic or communieation with the elemy subjects, we have fo consider whether we are satisfied that the continuance ‘of Sir idgar Speyer's certificate is. not conducive to the public good. On this point we can feel no_doubt. When the provisions of these statutes have been enforced against many naturali ritish subjects in humble positions, it would, opinion. be highly Injurioug to the public interest if a-different course were taken in thepcase of a man high position, who'is not only. a. ject but a #ervant of his majenty. After a long. careful inquiry and full consideration, we have mno. doubht whatever as’ to the conclusions at which we must arriv Karller Life Reviewed. The report reviews - Sir earlier life, his birth in New his parents’ removal to Germany when he was an infant, his cdudution there and his coming to Londen in 1887, being then twenty-five years of age. The report recounts his rise to a position of great power and influ- ence as head of the firm of Speyer Brothers, his charitable activities, his creation as a baronet in 1906 and his becoming privy councilor in 1909 The report says t the outbreak of the wa curred much popular odiuw.. “partly due to his German name an@ race and partly to the pro-German “and -anthe| British sentiments cxpressed hy his brother, James Speyer, in New York. Life in Dange: The report recites how he was com- pelled to withdraw : frem - hospitat- boards and business undertakings, his children_being obliged to withdraw from certain classes in school and he; himself, being in danger of personal violence, causing. him and: house to be placed under police protection. This culminated, the report contin- ues, in Sir Edgar's’ writing to the British prime minister in May, 1915, repudiating charges of disloyalty and requesting permission to resign from the privy council, which the then pre- mier, Asquith. 'refused, expressing gerxonul confidence in Sir Edgar. Sir Sdgar went with his family to Boston that samie month, Where he has since resided. SPEYER MAKES DEFENSE. [Former Privy Councilor at Eng- land Makes Statement. By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, January 6.—Sir Edgar Prpeyer, international financier and former privy” councflor of Great Britain, in & statement here concern- ing the report of the British nat- uralization revocation = committee which recommended that. his -British citizenship be - revoked because of charges of disloyalty durink the war, said today he proposed i - self-de- fense to exhibit in their true light the origim. history . and purpose of the proceedings against him.” “The decision of the committee,” he said, “is Dbased on three alieged grounds equally tenuous and unten- able” What the committee charac- erized as trad t g with the enemy, he sald, consiste of “trifiing transac- tions in arbitrdge and exchange with a reputable Amsterdam banking house, as though it were disloyal to deal with Holland during the war as ntost British banking houses, including ours, were dealing with the full knowl- edge of the government.” 3 Declares Action Innocent, ‘The seocond -chief allegation, he pointed outy that of communicating with the enemy, consisted solely of “commualcating ‘with my sisters and their families it an entirely innocent way. The third principal count, he said, wids really that of “evading the cen- sor with the full knowledge of the censor and insisting upon the right to do so in matters @11 of which were legitimate and innocent. “The whols:thiig is"neither move nor less . than : culmination of s of Dolitichl “persecution. A perusal of the report convinces me that it is the work of men who, however learned in the law they may be, are entirely out of touch with, and ignorant of, business matters and who accordingly have unjust gonclusiona.: on.insufficient evideace. simply .dared not indication to which I et S S p o al would induce :nn., fair minded man to support the monstrous conclusipn of this report.” HANNA WILL PROBATED.. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Sdhiary 6.— The will of the late Daniel Rhoads Hanna, mjllionaire publisher of Cleve- land, was ordered probated by Surro. gate Slater today without clauses making bequests to Miss June Avis Evans, which had been blotted out prior to h ith.. o Pt 49 courtroom, but filed rwm S 2o objection to in our{" eraity and Trinity. o PR l | NA AMES CHAIRMEN FOR THRIFT WEEK Campaign Will Open January 17 and Continue to : Januyary 23. - General chairmen of committees to act In co-operation with the. execu- tiv» committee in' chirge of the Theift wéek campaign, to begin Jan- uary 17 and continuing through Jan- uary 23, were appointed at a meeting of t?r'? committee yesterday afternoon in the City Club by Chairman E. C Graham. They are: Board of Trade. Frarcis' M. Savage; CHamber “of Commerce, Ispac Gans; banks, ~W.: J.: Waller; merchants, Columbus; schools, W. C. building and loan assoola- \"C. James; real-estate board, Lee Latimer; publicity, C. Rogers; Wholesale. Credit: Men, W. C. Hanson: Retail Credit- Men; Mark Lansburgh, -dnd Life Underwriters, j. ‘Guy - Withers. - hairman Graham, jt was said, will announce. the members of these com mittees at a -meeting -in.:the Clty Club next:Tuesdhy afternoon. An Intensive Week. | “Th work, 1 Albert S Chamber of Commerce, citizen should take his . 1t cis an easy sud of the nd. e pure in thie matter to with a few \ have substantiul banks and savings ciations in convenient places. We have the government populariz- ing large and small investments. We have savings and thrift clubs in our stores, our schools and our churches. The press is giving us model budgets for our household expenses and sug- gesting rules for keeping the dollars in our pockets. And we should profit thereby.” Practically every. civic, fraternal and _business organization . in the District - has indorsed the Thrift week movement. - Leonard W. De Gast, executive secretary and mem- bership secretary of the Y. M. C. A. said today. adding that these organi- aations had signified a desire to take an active part in the program. Week's Program. The week will' be opened with ex- ercises at ithe Bénjamin Franklin statue, including speeches and musi by the United" States Marine Band. M Photograph taken at the hearing yesterd: iteh! t Richmond, V NEWBERRY CASE AGAIN GOES OVER Another.delay in _taking .up the Ford-Newberry elactiom contest - oc- ¢urred in the Senate this afternoon when that body- temporarily laid it aside to consider the Frelinghuysen rexolution authorizing the United States sugar equalization: board to take over and dispose of 5,000 tons of Argentine sugar. This resolution under was con- Addreases in churches, schoo.s and (Sideration when Vice President Cool- theater: &Kovern 4nd factories wi out.the ek, . Members of the executive commit- tee ar Chalrma Uraham; secretary, Leonard: W. De Gast: Albert hulteis;"John Dolph, Thomas Brad- W.. W. Everett, Jullus Peyser, Charles W. Semmies, C. €. Jameb, Le- roy W. Herron, Brashoars. Ma < Withers, W. J. Waller, Mark| Lansburgh. Charles ‘A. Baker, Claude Woadward. William _ Knowles Cooper.. J. B. Larner. E. B. Adams. Harry K. Boss, Rev, Charles F. Stec! Frank W. Ballou and Mrs. M. T. Morse. DE VALERA RESIGNS “AS REPUBLIC HEAD; CABINET ALS nent offices, stores continue through- he very poverty of De Valera alternative should make agreement befwbdii- the partles possible.” It suggents the possibility that, In the attempt at a compromise, the treaty may. be rejected. and looks o Arthur GriMth in such a case to submit tle qaéstion of acceptance or rejec- tion to—aspl - petrg ~tonfident: that, the. couptry would-oferwhelm- ingly indorsé the treaty. _ The Dally Telegraph denociinces Mr. De Valera’s manifesto to the Irish people as “designed to do the utmost to split into two ferociously hostile factions the nation to whom he ap- peals.” The abduction In Dublin of A. B. Kay, correspondent of the” Lohdon |Times, avokes.xome sévere griticism. 2 3 4 MORE. RIOTING IN BELFAST. Mobs Clash and Bitter Fighting Ensues. By the Assoclated Press. & BELFAST, January 6.—Despite thé incréass in thé number of military and police patrolling Beltast streets, firing was ‘renewed" last hight. A child and a man were wounded. A bomb was thrown, but di€ no dam- age. Rival mobs clashed in Dale street and violent fighting ensued, in which atones and revolvers were used. The soldiers and police fired, dispersing the combatants. NEWSPAPER RAN IS SAFE. Rival Unharmed When Kidnaped, But His Nerves Aré Badly Shattered. By the Ausoclated Prés. DUBLIN, January 6.—A. B. Kay, the London Times gorrespondent, who was kidnaped here Wednesday Dy armed| men and takeR’ to Cork, where his] release ultimatel; Wi through agents of turned to Dublin this afternoon. Kay had not been harmed in any way by his captors, but his nerves appeared badly shaken as a result of his experiences. He declined to make ‘-:‘y statemerit regarding the kidnap- ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1919, . secure De Valera First Came to l‘ront Dur- ing Dublin Insurrection. By tlie Assoclated Press. Eamonn De Valera, leading figure in. the fight for Irish lberty, was elect- ed president of the Irish:repudlic in March, 1919. " A student and schola: he jumped into the militant Irish movement in ]916 and took an active art in the Dublin insurrection. Tried 7, court-martial and ordersd shot, his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and he was released with other of the Irish volunteers the following year. Since then Mr. De Valera's activi- ties have b his_election as-p: born republic ing gl natural leadership in the contest with England that the Sinn Fein, his ad- herents, s0 hotly waged. In 1919 he came to America, remaining in this country until iate tn 1920, active in the work for Ireiand’'s cause and de- livering innumerable addresses. Last summer President De Valera engaged E with Prime Minister Lioyd "Geor, which included a vigit!by Mr. ‘Valera to London. ‘cyiminated in the appointment, H{lfi dail, of the lenipotentiaries; .who negotiated the nglo-Irish tréaj with rapres tatives of the B: h cabinet. President De “Vale nouned his opposition- the treaty, which he declared had been signed in undue haste and with- out reference back to Dublin, and he and” his adherénts have sihce been rongly contesting it in the dail eirean. On Wednesdayq last he sub- mitted an alternative plan of settle- ment; but this® failed of acceptance by the proponents of ;i treaty and a peace committee of ‘the which has since been in session, failed to bring about -an_ acceptable compro- mise, today’s radical split and resig- nation resulting. + De Valera was born in New York city in October, 1883, and was edu- cated In Dublin, attending the N hwa@mfl" l 0 QUITS ;o the, e debate lay tor idge halted the resolution. decl berry. a duly elected ator from Michigan " before .the ° body, under undanimous consent agreement made i mb Senator - Frelinghuy- however,” pointed out that the agreement provided that other business could he taken up by unanimous con- sent. ile therefore asked that cons eration of the sugar resolution be con- tinued until jt was parsed upon, Newberry to Make Defenne. * Senator Newberry returned to the capital vesterday and, it was under- stood, began preparations to defend himself aguinst the ~charged made against him by Henry.Ford, his demo- cratic opponent. Mr. Newberry conterred with Seriator Spencer, republican, of Missouri, chair- man of elections e ucted the Inqu Senator however, de- to the rview, but, when the Newberry case got into debate in the Senate. the Missourt senator said there was “quite a pro- bability that the junior menatdr from Michigan would come before the Sen- ate to make a statement.” Debate Precipitated. request by Senator Harrison, to A [@emocrat, of Misalasippi Tor rhodifich- Collins, re-|-— tion of the unanimaus vosent: agree- Iept-under which the Senate would conclude consideration of the case precipitated the Newberry controver- sy on the floor yesterday. Senator Harrison asked that the 1imitation to be placéd on debate early next week Be not applied to Mr. New- berry should he desire to speak. 'Oh, we on this side fully appreciate the solicitude of the zenator from ) kissippi for the junior senator fro Michigan,” interrupted Mr. Spencer. fng that he saw no necessity for ‘the change sought by Mr. Harrison nd therefore objected. ‘But neither do I see a reason or necessity. for the objection of the sen- ator from Misgouri to a perfectly rea- sonable request,” broke In Senator WHlis, republican, of Ohio. BANK WITH $3,000,000 ‘DEPOSITS CLOSES DOORS By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, January 6.—The Night and Day Bank, with deposits of $3,000,000, did not open for business today, State Bank Commissioner J. G. Hughes ‘said his examiners had been uditing the books of the institution for several days and found an appar- ent dierepancy of more than $100,000. A.. O. Meininger, cashier, has not appeared.at the bank since Wednes- day, it was eaid. PLOT TO KEEP UP COST OF BUILDING BELIEVED SHOWN AContinyed, from First Page.) to the apparently extortionate prices charged for building material and for tha construction of school buildings, the cost of erecting such as are im- peratively needed will be very great and will appear so enormous as to possibly defer Congress from making adequate _appropriations needed to meet the existing demand. “I believe that an investigation by your office, and perhaps by the grand jury, would have a most wholesome effect. No ‘6ne objects to legitimate profits - being made by those who supply building material, or those who deal in commodities; but the ruun prices fordid the view that sgitimate profits only are derived from many business activities, or that the law of supply and demand has per- competition finds expre: many trades and indastries. Would Weleome Suggestions. “1 venture to hope that the officials of the Department of Justice, operat- ing 1h connection with your office, or the forces under your control, will investigate ‘the building situation in the District, as well as other condi- tions which indicate the presence of combinations and conspi e® in re- straint of trade and to maintain ex- tortionate prices and prevent compe- tition, ‘I believe that a thorqugh in- vestigation will be most helpful and prove the B g e v & of o) °x ed in a former let- I called attention to tain bakers of the to raise s, committee would be very glad to recelve suggestions from you embodying your views upon needed legislation.” /¢ WILL: AQT ON EVIDENCE. Any evidence to support the charges outlined by Senator King in his let- ter will be presented to the granfl Jjury, District Attorney Gordon said | today, h’.“_‘“f “King's lo‘t‘t:r.“ m‘t free operation, or that legitimate and | lon o % the exdm on of o Maj. Ople; No. 3, Reprexentative Roy CE. - . 1, the witness; ne of the witnessea. N ¥ of Ohio: | JOHN - WANAMAKER’S NAME MIXED WITHSOUTHERNER By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., January, 6.—Whitney Wesley Wanamker, a South Carolina planter, died at a local hotel here yesterday, angd this morning the un- dertaker in charge of his body an- nounced the death of John Wana- maker, the merchant and former Post- | master General The mistuke in identification wae furthered by an announcement at the Biscayne Yacht Club that John Wana- maker was in Florida waters on his report spread all over the south and got. as far as Philadelphia before it was over- taken, when it was announced there that John Wanamaker was alive and i well in his office there. Railroad officials here, believing the dead man to be John Wanamaker, gave instructions to prepare for tak- ing the body to Philadelphia tonight FOR NATION-WIDE | AR MAIL SYSTEH Shaughnessy Favors Lettinq Contracts for Perform- ing the Service. Development of a nation-wide net work of air mail routes was adyocat- ¢d today by Edward H. Shaughuessy, second asnistant Postmaster General, : befote the House post officé commit- tee. He favored the letting of con- tracts for the carrying of all air mall in order to relieve the govern- ment of the burden of operating routes. ¢ Persistent demand is being made b! civic organizations and business in- terests, particularly bankeiz, for wr mail service other than the trana- continental route now in operation.| Mr. naughnessy declared. — New rk and Chicago bLankers,. he said, have estimated they would save | 00,000 in interest dui if they were able to exchange their clearings overnight by fast airplane service. Night flving would be neces: > the committee was told, lo make air mall service between populous cities: t. Lighthouses at intervals of | ve miles, Mr. Shaughnessy | suggested, might be estabhisned to guide pilots, and to make their work less hazardous, A bill prepared by Chairman Stee- nerson of the committee would au- thorize - the Postmaster General to contratt for the establishment of such toutes as he saw fit, and would per~ mit & rate of three times the regular postage charge for first-class mail for matter sent by airplane. HOMES "DEMANDED FOR ALLEY EXILES * (Continued from First Page.) the. alley dwellers, which would be rented or sold to the present alley awellers at rates that would wipe out the bond issue in twenty years: It was after Dr. Waldron had pre- sented his plea for the immediate closing of at least a third of the al- leys that Mra. ‘Taylor arose and warned the city heads of the danger of closing any number of alley houses at & time. when there are no other dwsllings to be had by those families. Mrs. Taylor said. she wanted it clearly understood that she is in sym i pathy with the necessity for aboli 1 ing alley dwellings, but she said it is far more important to provide other adcominodations -~ for. alley dwellers first and close the alleys second. Have Waiting Lists. She mald owners tell the rent com- mission . daily. that they have long ;uu‘ fil‘:‘ persong walting to rent alley we! e osing of oy_dwellin - vides that it shall become edective one year from the proclamation ot peace with Germany. The Commise sioners recently recommended to Congress that enforcement be extend- ed until two years from the procla- ation of peace. B o nfl?o ey, in "exglnlning_ the bond " issue plan of building homes for glley dwellers, suggested as a possible location for such homes_the ct bounded by 17th and 19th, E tol d E streets southeast, which was acquired by the goverri- ment_during the war for the hous ing of navy yard employes. Mr. Ma. honiey said the only objection to that loention is ity fimxlmny to the néw High Sehool. sald ‘Illll" that fs in favor: of te] ut _existing alley n safe’ and sanitary con- B S e 4 o . 2 - ;10:" 0 must now live in alleys. L ——— DOG.MENU CRITICISED. Gen. Wood Tells Igdrottes It Is Not in Good ¥orm. 5% MANILA, P. I, January 6.-—The practice of eating dogs speaks badiy for the degree of development.of peo- Ple who indulgs in-it, Gov. Gen. 1d 1§ te Chiefs witht 0) ALl g R L to :lv _this article smi‘.lit Ehatta gt e . Wood returned to- % h- | &r INDEATHREPORT and gave orders for every attention in_transit The mistake was discovered in & little less than an hour, but not be. fore it.had been reported generally throughout the country that the Philadelphia merchant had passed away. PHILADELPHIA. January 6.— John Wanamaker today laughed away a report from the south that he wa: @ead. Sitting in his office on the seventh floor of his store building engaged in a conference when he was apprised of the report. the for- mer postmaster general said: “I am ou are. There is nothing wrong with me, but a slight cold. I received a letter today making an gagement for 1926." Wanamaker who tighty-fourth vear, was curious to know where the report came from. f the report of my death is to he sent from Florida, I will stay away from there.” he satd. PERSONNEL BOARD - ADDITIONS MADE First Meeting to Be Called When Board Is Com- pleted. Government departments and in- dependent establishments continue to select representatives for the federal personnel board, fifteen new names béing reported today to the Civil Sefvicé Commission, which will call thé first ‘meeting as soon as the board is completely constituted. The list of ‘the first twenty-four selections was printed in the Star earlier in the wqek. The latest additions are: State D partment—Fred M. Dearing, ant secretary of State, with Ben G. Davis, chief clerk, as his assistant. Imployes’ compensation commis- siop—S. R. Golibart, jr., secretary of the commission. S Treusury Department—J. Harper, chief of appointments. War Department—Jobhn C. Scofield, aseistant and chiet clerk, with Wil- liain D. Searle, chief of personnél, as asxistant. Government printing office—Henry H. Wright, chief clerk, with James K. Wallace, superintendent of accounts, as assistant. Commerce Department — Col. Lester Jones, director of the coast and geodetic survey, with Clifford Hast- ings, chief of personnel of the depart- ment, as assistant. Interxtate Commerce Commission— George B. McGinty, secretary, with J. Switzer, personnel officer, as as- ig _in his es on—E. E.| 5. F. W. Griffith, chief clerk. National advisory committee for eronautics—J. F. Victory, assistant secretary. The Post Office Department and De- partment of Justice are the only de- partments which as yet have not re ported thelr selection of representa. tives for the personnel board. " TWO KILLED BY MOROS. Men of Philippine Constabulary At- tacked by Band. MANILA, P. 1, January 4.—Two en- listed men of the Philippine constab- ulary were killed ‘and one was se- tiously wounded in an attack on a small party of constabulary by a band of Moros at Banisitine, province of Cotobato, recently, according to tele- phic advices recelved today at con- stabulary headquariers. (o o ot fhes oy and s quant o un! n_from e con= stabulary, Three detachments of con- stabulary were sent in pursuit of the NASHVILLE BARK ROBBED. NASHVILLE, Tenn., January 6.— The Flit Rock branch of the First Savings Bank and Trust Company of Nashville was robbed yesterday after- noon of more than $2,000 in cash, ac- cording to .bank officlals, by two masked men who escaped in an auto- mobile stolen two .hours before from Cuplitol boulevard, | side ower, assist- | 4¢! E. | thi AJ. OPIE: APPEARING BEFORE WATSON INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, |FIVE-POWER TREATY ... DENIES CHARGES OF SHOOTING ENTAILS NO MILITARY * PROMISE, SAY BRITISH It is the understanding of the British officials at the present conference that there is no pro- vision in the proposed five-power naval treaty which makes of it a military treaty, either offensive or defensive, a British spokesman said last night. He ded that Great Britain would not counte- nace any such interpretation. If one of the parties to the treaty were attacked by an out- he said, she unques- tionably would have the right to increase her military and naval strength to meet the emergency, but if this called for a naval force greater than her allotted ratio in the pact, then, he be- -leved, it would be necessary Zor the attacked power to call a meeting of the other signatory nations to advise them what was necessary to be done. However, he adde, the nation at war could ask nothing beyond advice from the other signers of the treaty. 2 Once the emergency had passed, he concluded, it would be the duty of the nation at war to reduce :I‘e:‘l naval strength to her former 0. PACT WILL REQUIRE NATIONS T0 CONFER Consultations in Event of Change in Conditions Are to Be Among Provisions. BY LEROY T. VERNON. A treaty, embodying the naval agreements of the conference on the limitation of armament and includ- ing a provision requiring the five gnatory powers to consult with each other in the event of a change in political or scientific conditions, which have bearing on the substance of the treaty, is now in course of preparation for acceptance at a plen- ary session of the conterence. The provision now contemplated, requiring consultation, is explal ned by members of the American delega- tion to be similar to the provision already incorporated in the four- power Pacific pact, and to be no more binding upon_the course of action of the United States. The signatori to both pacts will be the same ex- cept that Italy, which is included in the naval agreement, is not a sig- natory power in the Pacific agree- ment. Features of Agreement. The topics included in the naval agrrement treaty, upon which the United States might be invited to con- sult in the event of changed condi- tions, include the agreements to scrap capital ships; to the limitation of cap! tal ships to the 5-5-3-1.67 to limit the size and armaments of capital, auxiliary and airplane carrier ships, as to replacements; rules relat- ing to aircraft; the status of merchant ships and converted merchantmen; as to Pacific fortifications, and the Root resolution prescribing the limitations on thé‘use of submarines, All of these questions have to do with the matter of naval armament and its uses and. according to the American delegates, no other subjec It is recognized, however, that the naval agreement treaty constitutes a pact which will bring the United States, on the question of naval arma- ment_alone, cloker to an association with the nations of Europe, in that the. document is mot confined in its scope. to application in a regéon as in the case of the Pacific pact. ¥or this reason discussion has al- ready begun among the delegates to {he conference as to what would hap- en If a signalol‘?‘aloblhe nnv‘-‘l treaty be attacked by a nation out- o ct, or if two signatories to the pact should become involved h each other. The suggestion has already been made in high quarters in the British tuation might from the ew, the question American point of a i been raised to what extent, any, such a consultation migh volve the United States in the qua: rels of Europe. American Pos! While the American delegation has not vet had any mitted to it con lating to consultations, it by its members that they anticipae a provision in the treaty which will bind the signatories to consult in the event of a change in either political conditions or in_scientific inventions relating to naval warfare. As far as definition has been explained by American interpreters, the Americn delegation is not averse to a consul- tation In the event that a new power, not now possessing a navy which en- titles it to the dignity of signing the present agreement, should ruddenly develop such.a nav: Neither 1s the American delegation averse to a cousultation should any new invention be made which nullifies or makes absurd‘the agreements now being formulated relative to those weapons of warfare at sea which are | now known and to be reckoned with by agreements of this kind. It can be said that at this time the American delgation has not committed itself beyond these two points, and that ite members do not construe the nuggestions which have been made as involving the United States in consul- tations on any questions whatever e: cept those contained in the treaty i May Demand Statement. the irreconcilable oppo- ticle X of the league of nations covenant will demand a spec fic statement from the American dele- Bates with reference to the meaning of this provision in the naval agree- ment. just as they have already de- manded it in the case of article 1L of the Pacific pact. It i clear, however, that the Amer can delegation in this conference has no hesitation in committing the United States to consultations with :tlhar -ln;uo;y powers on theb:ub- ance of the agreements bein reached here, clearly acoentusatin, th: rn e to be to avoid disagreements n the future concerning the meaning and application of the agre which are now being arrived a There would be t ¥ cerning the Chinese problem should contain a similar provision, the idea being that the powers which have started the reform in_international relationship among themselves ‘Washington should not disband and relinquish the job, but should con- tinue t6 work in assoclation until the work ll_ooua:.,ted and accepted. SRS (Copyright, 1922.) BRIEFLY TOLD STORY = " OF ARMS CONFERENCE ep- 0 touch the oot events of the distoric meeting.) The conference . committee on limitation - ©f - armament - adopted the last Root resolution ‘regarding submarines, which would - provide: that any officer and crew of a submarine that attacked & merchant vessel should be treated as pirates. The committee already had approved the Root resolutions . debarring submarines from -being uded ‘a8’ ‘comimerce’ destroyers in time of War.: Polson gasses'and- their 32 fona-in sise, and, it was expicted, this would be approved. ‘The Japanese and Chinese del in at 3 p.m. today r the Shantung question, particularly with reference to the rallroad. At the conclusion of a m ux;, last night, it was sald that if nothing was accomplished at today’s meeting, the conversa. tions would be called off, unless Mr. Hughes and Mr. Balfour should come’ forward mediators. The Chinesé are opposed to making a purchase of the rail; through a loan from Japan. are willing cafatetst or to pey for It b an- m q E an- nual i{nstalimants. 5 ‘The committee of-peval experts is ’\lttfi’ into final shape & num- '] ers. which wnn.bo In;n‘?“ in the :l.ul HALT SUBMARINE | USE ON COMMERGE Powers Agree to Put Ban on Ruthless Warfare on Mer- chant Ships. Submarine warfare, as conducted by the Germans during the recent war, has been banned by the five powers taking part in the disoussion of lim- itation of armaments at the Wash- ington conference. The conference committee on limitation of armi- ments yesterday afternoon adopted the Root proposal that suhmarines shall not be used as commerce d stroyers. This action was taken after discussion lasting over two hours. nd after thé language of the Root proposal had been amended =0 a8 1o read as follows: Root Proposal Amen “The signatory powers Ccognize the practical impossibility of using submarines as commerce destroyers without violating, as they were Vio- lated in the recent war of 1914-1918 the requirements universally accepted by civilized nations for the protection of the lives of neutrals and non- combatants, and to the end that the prohibition of the use of submarines as commerc vers shall be ur versally accepted as a of nations they now acc hibition as henceforth b tween themselves, and the other nations to adhere the The five the Ur Great Britain. Japan. Fr est naval the \ world. pledge themsel “ among _themselves to abide by this The concurrence of the rest of the nations in this proposed change in international law will be requested also. The first Root submarine proposal, which restated international law re- garding merchant vessels and vided that submarines must obey this law, was finally adopted in re: form, divided into two resolutionm Harmeonious Action. The misunderstanding that arose during the conference as to the French attitude on submarine warfare was further ironed out by Yesters day's hxrmondiuul.:mll';uon o|n!the Root roposals, and & y an in Detwaen Lord Lee of the Bfim egation and M. Sarraut, head of the French delegation. Lord Lee took opportunity to ems press the gratification of the Britishe delegation at the prompt rejection of the ideas expressed by Capt of the French naval staff regarding the use of xubmarines #wainst mer- chunt vessels. The head of the | French delegation replied that the 1 cident had served to clear up any misunderstanding that might ha existed between the French and Bri ish group: German Methods Repudinted. On motion of the French delegation, the specific language was inserted in the Root proposal repudiating Ger- ubmarine methods. was some dix ¥ as to ng to define it ot e status ed that th ith vessel, w! duties, h international that it - matte question was raised also as to whether submanrines could 1 used for pur- SoRna vessels. was d not be done under 'SHANTUNG PARLEY AT BREAKING POINT With a definite refusal on the part of the Chinese delegation to accept the proposal of the Japancse for pay- ment for the Shantung railroad by a Japanese loan, the Shantung discus- sion laxt night appeared again (o about to be broken off. The delegates, however, are 1o meet again this aft- ernoon in another effort lo arrive at some kind of understanding The Chinese delegation proposes to pay for the Shantung road in cash or in ‘installments. They insist that un less the Japanese are willing to a cept their offer the conversations shall be ended. The Chinese | made a concesxion in that they pose an immediate deposit of $32,000,- 000, Chinese, as cash payme Dr. Wellington Koo, a me the Chinese delegation, xaid suggestéd to the Japanese that they were not willlug to take the pro- poral of the Chinese, they should eall in Secretary Hughe - Balfour with a view to using their good of- | fices in bringing In addition i« rights defined e the rule adopted nber of he had it xettlen v 1 lement of the {method of purchase of the railroad, Ilhv‘rn still_remaius 1o be ttled the question of manag: nt of the road {The Japanese hav far insisted upon retaining the positions of traflic manager, chief cngineer and account- ant. ANNGNGES ULES T0 OVERN FRATS Two methods by which fraternities lana’ sororities in tne | high schools may receive the approval of school authorities were announced today by Supt. Frank W. Ballou after a careful and lengthy ation of the question of approving the secret societies under the reguiations adopt- ed by the board of education June 1, 1821, The first, according to Dr. Bailou, is complete withdrawal of ail local chapters from affiliation with any na- tional high school fraternity or soro- rity, their entire reorganization in accordance with the rules of the school board and their supervision by school authorities. The other way involves a complete reorganization of the national fra- ternities and sororities themsely until they and their chapters in va- rious parts of the country meet with the approval of school authorities wherever such chapters exist. A statement outlining Dr. Ballou's plan whereby the secret socisties may meet the approval of school author- ities Was sent today to all chapters of fraternities and sororities in the District which have sought omcial approval. 3 TO STATE . ARMS POSITION. Council for Limitation of arma- ment Meets Today. Attitude of the national council for limitation of armament Wil be de- termined with relation to the four- power treaty and other questions in- volved in the conference at a meeting of the executive committee of the council in progress this afternoon at the headquarters, 532 17th street. Members of the executive board are: George La Monte, Katharine Luding. ton, Charles A. Lyman, Hugh S. Ma. gill, Clement M. Biddle, Christina Mer - riman, Mrs. Willlam Daly Phelan, T. Janney Brown, Mrs. J. en Harri- man, Mrs. Glfloa‘rlmm Mrs. A. C. ‘Watkins, Gray Sllver Mra ' Brandels. in Washington